"Shock Me Dave Petraeus," performed by The Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy.
(to the tune of the Falco song "Rock Me Amadeus")
Ooh, shock me Dave Petraeus
Shock me Dave Petraeus
Shock me, shock me Dave PetraeusGive me that shock and awe
You’re coming to DC to testify,
I know you're s'posed to preach the party line
And satisfy their urge to hear a pro-surge dirge
But stop the "we are winning" spinning, let the truth emerge.
Oh, don't you cleanse your story, please spare the detergent
It's a sectarian mess with all kinds of insurgents
Fallujah me once, but don't Fallujah me twice,
Can you try candor,
Will you shock me, Dave Petraeus?Dave Petraeus, Dave Petraeus... Dave Petraeus,
Dave Petraeus, Dave Petraeus... Dave Petraeus,
Dave Petraeus, Dave Petraeus...
Oh, oh, oh, oh Dave Petraeus.Oh, oh, I-raq me Dave Petraeus!
Dave Petraeus, Dave Petraeus... Dave Petraeus,
Dave Petraeus, Dave Petraeus... Dave Petraeus,
Dave Petraeus, Dave Petraeus...
Oh, oh, oh, oh Dave Petraeus.Please be a superstar
And tell us how things are
Outside of one walled spot in east-northwest Anbar
While Baghdad burns, no corners turn
And no one has any power
Except militias who have wishes that aren't chocolates and flowers
The key is truth now, Dave,
I beg you don't mistune it
Can we please say "no more Friedman Units"?
George's whore, or end this war?
Who are you fighting for?
I wish there was a chance
That you would shock me, Dave Petraeus.
Dave Petraeus, Dave Petraeus... Dave Petraeus,
Dave Petraeus, Dave Petraeus... Dave Petraeus,
Dave Petraeus, Dave Petraeus...
Oh, oh, oh, oh Dave Petraeus.Oh, oh, I-raq me Dave Petraeus!
Dave Petraeus, Dave Petraeus... Dave Petraeus,
Dave Petraeus, Dave Petraeus... Dave Petraeus,
Dave Petraeus, Dave Petraeus...
Oh, oh, oh, oh Dave Petraeus.
Be sure to show some love to Falco and his estate's lawyers — by buying the original recording.
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Thank you loveit
We do have a band page, but we need to put the new song up: http://www.myspace.com/vastleftdotcom
Post it on Myspace
You should get yourselves a Myspace musician page and post this song so people can put it on their profiles!
Thanks Skippydelic!
On Tuesday's "The Daily Show," they did the same gag, playing a brief snippet of "Iraq Me Dave Petraeus."
Can't really complain, because others used it in text well before my little gang did the song.
As for my apology, as MoveOn.org has learned, it's clearly wrong to rhyme anymore in a time of war. Oh, damn!
Excellent!
vastleft,
Excellent tune, and *great* lyrics!!!
-Bob 'Skippy' Blechinger
Sioux Falls, SD
P.S. You didn't *really* need to apologize over on Greenwald's page.
Nicely done, vastleft
Pro, dude. Pro.
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Side note: Dave Petraeus is not gay. I repeat: he's. not. gay. You can tell by his haircut. ++++